[Sigmet-officers] iConfeence - feedback on possible Webmar topics?

[Cassidy Sugimoto]

What was the general organization (e.g., oral presentations, panel, group
discussions, etc.)?

On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Dietmar Wolfram <dwolfram at uwm.edu> wrote:

> *Jonathan,*
>
> **
>
> *I've been meaning to respond to your posting. Things have been surreal
> here in Wisconsin the past few days with the state budget debates going on.
> The level of protests on our campus (just below my office,
> unfortunately) and those particularly in Madison have not been seen since
> the 1960s. *
>
> **
>
> *I think the iConference workshop went well. It attracted a mix of people
> with backgrounds in metrics and individuals who were interested in finding
> out more. There were at least 25 people registered for the workshop, but
> only about 15 showed up. We also lost some people as the workshop proceeded.
> By the time we got to the discussion at the end, there were only about 8
> people left in the audience. There wasn't a very rousing discussion
> thereafter. Judit, Jesper and I provided our thoughts on some current issues
> in the field. I recall asking what types of research audience members
> thought the metrics community should pursue. It didn't generate much in the
> way of useful feedback. There was some discussion regarding indicators and
> the ongoing debate between the two European groups. I  reminded people of
> the SIG during the introduction and encouraged them to join. The four
> SIG/MET officers went to a nice Chinese restaurant afterwards for dinner .
> *
>
> **
>
> *Angela, Judit and Stasa, I don't know if you have anything to add. I'm
> sure I may have missed some points. I wasn't able to stay for the rest of
> the conference, so I don't know how it went. *
>
> **
>
> *Dietmar*
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From: *"Jonathan Levitt" <jonathan at levitt.net>
> *To: *sigmet-officers at asis.org
> *Sent: *Friday, February 18, 2011 7:37:22 AM
> *Subject: *[Sigmet-officers] iConfeence - feedback on possible Webmar
> topics?
>
>   *Hi,*
>
> * *
>
> *How did the iConfeence workshop and conference go?  Did they provide any
> useful feedback on possible Webmar topics or on anything else relevant to
>  SIG/MET? *
>
> * *
>
> *Best regards,*
>
> *Jonathan.*
>
>
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Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University Bloomington
http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto
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